What does ranger mean?

Definitions for ranger
ˈreɪn dʒərran·ger

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Texas Ranger, Rangernoun

    a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier

  2. fire warden, forest fire fighter, rangernoun

    an official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest

  3. commando, rangernoun

    a member of a military unit trained as shock troops for hit-and-run raids

Wiktionary

  1. rangernoun

    A keeper, guardian, or soldier who ranges over a region (generally of wilderness) to protect the area or enforce the law.

  2. Etymology: From the verb.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Rangernoun

    Etymology: from range.

    They walk not widely, as they were woont,
    For fear of raungers and the great hoont,
    But privily prolling to and fro. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

    Come, says the ranger, here’s neither honour nor money to be got by staying. Roger L'Estrange.

    Let your obsequious ranger search around,
    Nor will the roving spy direct in vain,
    But numerous coveys gratify thy pain. John Gay, Rural Sports.

    Their father Tyrrheus did his fodder bring,
    Tyrrheus chief ranger to the Latian king. Dryden.

ChatGPT

  1. ranger

    A ranger is a professional involved in the safeguarding and preservation of national or state parks, forests, wildlife or plant species. Their tasks include supervising, managing and protecting these natural resources, enforcing regulations, and providing information to visitors. They may also be involved in fire fighting and search and rescue operations. In a different context, "ranger" can also refer to a soldier in a specialized light infantry or reconnaissance unit.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rangernoun

    one who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for plunder; a roving robber

  2. Rangernoun

    that which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve

  3. Rangernoun

    a dog that beats the ground in search of game

  4. Rangernoun

    one of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on foot

  5. Rangernoun

    the keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters patent, whose business was to walk through the forest, recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for the forest, etc

Wikidata

  1. Ranger

    The ranger is one of the standard playable character class in most editions of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are protectors of nature, skilled woodsmen, and often live reclusive lives as hermits. In 3rd edition, Rangers are the favored class of Wood Elves, Lupins, Shifters from the Eberron campaign setting, Centaurs, Gnolls, and Catfolk.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. ranger

    One of a body of mounted troops, who were formerly armed with short muskets, and who ranged over the country around, and often fought on foot.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. RANGER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ranger is ranked #12417 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Ranger surname appeared 2,504 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Ranger.

    76.3% or 1,912 total occurrences were White.
    12.3% or 309 total occurrences were Black.
    5.1% or 128 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    3.1% or 78 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2% or 50 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1% or 27 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'ranger' in Nouns Frequency: #2446

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of ranger in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of ranger in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ranger in a Sentence

  1. Ranger Guard:

    Ranger Guard, an agency operating in Sugar Land, knows the importance of using our knowledge and experience to keep our clients as safe as possible. Ranger Guard uses the latest and most advanced technology to monitor accountability and patrol activity and provide our clients with precise information about their facility and output. Reports about guard activity or incident management can be submitted to the client daily or weekly.

  2. Team Fastrax:

    Christian was a solid American that served our nation as an Army Ranger, a loving father, a devoted husband and a teammate that was our brother.

  3. Bill Johnson:

    We hate to see the products go to Mexico, but with the Ranger and the Bronco coming to Michigan Assembly that absolutely secures the future for our people a lot more than the Focus does.

  4. Special Agent Tim Suttles:

    Locally it involved the arson of a Detroit Ranger Station, Oakridge Ranger Station, Cabel West in Redmond. Most famously is Vail ski resort arson. Overaker was involved in all of those actions and has been a fugitive since 2004.

  5. Ranger Guard Philadelphia:

    Ranger Guard is a professionally operated security agency in Philly that uses the latest technology to monitor and patrol its clients. The company has over 20 years of experience in the security industry, and its team of professionals is dedicated to keeping its clients safe.

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